Adapted from http://allenworkshops.wiki.hempfieldsd.org/ Board Builder is a platform for students to create digital stories using resources from Discovery Education as well as student created work.
Students must have a Discovery Education account to use Board Builder. Board Builder is very much like Glogster, which is not approved for use in our county.
How To Use It
To get to Board Builder, students log into DE and select Resource Center. Under Tools they would select Board Builder. There will also be a link on the landing page for students in a tab titled Board Builder.
1. Students can create and download videos. They collect original video using Flipcams, smart phones, tablets, and other devices. Students select editable video or audio clips from the Discovery Education library. They download their content and the editable Discovery Education content. Aside from downloading content and editing this content, students are also able to drag items from their QuickList or My Favorites without downloading any resources to include in their Board.
2. Students use software to construct a video mash-up. This is optional, and again, not required for all Boards. Students can also upload other resources such as images, video, audio and documents to attach to or include in their Board.
3. Students can create a Board within Discovery Education using the various editing features including theme, text color, text and size. Then teachers can approve the board for viewing purposes.
Questions and Answers
Q: Is there a maximum number of Boards that students can create?
A: We have not set a maximum number of Boards that a student can create at this point.
Q: What happens to a Board when a teacher does not approve it?
A: If a student’s Board is not approved, the teacher can send the student a comment on what revisions need to be made. The Board will then be sent back to the student for editing. Once edited, the student will have to resubmit the Board to be approved by the teacher.
Q: What happens to a Board when a teacher’s approval is pending?
A: A student cannot make any edits or changes to a Board that is pending teacher approval.
Q: What happens to a Board when a teacher approves it?
A: The teacher can choose for a student’s Board to be viewed by their school, district or all Discovery Education users. Depending on the teacher’s decision the Board will be appear in searches for the approved viewers.
Q: Can students download other students’ Boards?
A: Students can save a copy of other Student’s Boards to their My Favorites, but it cannot be edited. Attachments alongside the Boards can be downloaded however.
Q: Can students print out other students’ Boards?
A: At this time students cannot print out other students’ Boards.
Q: Is the Board Builder tool compatible with iPads? Chromebooks? Tablets?
A: The Board Builder works really well on all of these platforms.
Q: What information will be shared about the student when a Board is posted? A: First initial, last initial, grade, school and the teacher’s name that approved the Board.
Q: What resources can be attached to a student’s Board?
A: Students can attach the following document extensions: ai, doc, docm, docx, dotm, dotx, flipchart, flp, gallery, gsp, indd, indd, ins, isf, key, kid, kml, kmz, notebook, pages, pdf, potm, potx, pps, ppsm, ppsx, ppt, pptm, pptx, psd, rtf, sb, swf, tns, txt, xls, xlsb, xlsm, xlsx, xltm, xltx.
Q: What format will the videos be once the student has uploaded to the site?
A: Any video uploaded onto the site by a student is converted to H.264. A thumbnail/screenshot will be generated for all videos and images uploaded to the site.
Q: How does a teacher approve a student’s Board once it has been submitted?
A: Once a student submits their Board for approval, a teacher would go to Classroom Manager and select Board Builder. The submitted Boards will be listed and the teacher would select Review Board under actions.
Discovery Education Board Builder
General Description
Adapted from http://allenworkshops.wiki.hempfieldsd.org/
Board Builder is a platform for students to create digital stories using resources from Discovery Education as well as student created work.
Students must have a Discovery Education account to use Board Builder. Board Builder is very much like Glogster, which is not approved for use in our county.
How To Use It
To get to Board Builder, students log into DE and select Resource Center. Under Tools they would select Board Builder. There will also be a link on the landing page for students in a tab titled Board Builder.
1. Students can create and download videos. They collect original video using Flipcams, smart phones, tablets, and other devices. Students select editable video or audio clips from the Discovery Education library. They download their content and the editable Discovery Education content. Aside from downloading content and editing this content, students are also able to drag items from their QuickList or My Favorites without downloading any resources to include in their Board.
2. Students use software to construct a video mash-up. This is optional, and again, not required for all Boards. Students can also upload other resources such as images, video, audio and documents to attach to or include in their Board.
3. Students can create a Board within Discovery Education using the various editing features including theme, text color, text and size. Then teachers can approve the board for viewing purposes.
Questions and Answers
Q: Is there a maximum number of Boards that students can create?
A: We have not set a maximum number of Boards that a student can create at this point.
Q: What happens to a Board when a teacher does not approve it?
A: If a student’s Board is not approved, the teacher can send the student a comment on what revisions need to be made. The Board will then be sent back to the student for editing. Once edited, the student will have to resubmit the Board to be approved by the teacher.
Q: What happens to a Board when a teacher’s approval is pending?
A: A student cannot make any edits or changes to a Board that is pending teacher approval.
Q: What happens to a Board when a teacher approves it?
A: The teacher can choose for a student’s Board to be viewed by their school, district or all Discovery Education users. Depending on the teacher’s decision the Board will be appear in searches for the approved viewers.
Q: Can students download other students’ Boards?
A: Students can save a copy of other Student’s Boards to their My Favorites, but it cannot be edited. Attachments alongside the Boards can be downloaded however.
Q: Can students print out other students’ Boards?
A: At this time students cannot print out other students’ Boards.
Q: Is the Board Builder tool compatible with iPads? Chromebooks? Tablets?
A: The Board Builder works really well on all of these platforms.
Q: What information will be shared about the student when a Board is posted?
A: First initial, last initial, grade, school and the teacher’s name that approved the Board.
Q: What resources can be attached to a student’s Board?
A: Students can attach the following document extensions: ai, doc, docm, docx, dotm, dotx, flipchart, flp, gallery, gsp, indd, indd, ins, isf, key, kid, kml, kmz, notebook, pages, pdf, potm, potx, pps, ppsm, ppsx, ppt, pptm, pptx, psd, rtf, sb, swf, tns, txt, xls, xlsb, xlsm, xlsx, xltm, xltx.
Q: What format will the videos be once the student has uploaded to the site?
A: Any video uploaded onto the site by a student is converted to H.264. A thumbnail/screenshot will be generated for all videos and images uploaded to the site.
Q: How does a teacher approve a student’s Board once it has been submitted?
A: Once a student submits their Board for approval, a teacher would go to Classroom Manager and select Board Builder. The submitted Boards will be listed and the teacher would select Review Board under actions.
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